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CDA announces honourarium for traffic
police
By Fakhar Alam
ISLAMABAD—The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has announced
honourarium of Rs. 5000 and 2000 for traffic police officers and
officials respectively, who were controlling heavy traffic flow at
“Peshawar Mor’ G-9 junction around the clock.
Chairman CDA Mr. Kamran Lashari has announced this while presiding over
a meeting here on Friday. He told meeting members that honourarium would
be paid to them after the approval of CDA board. Lashari paid rich
tribute to those traffic police officers and officials, who were
controlling heavy flow of traffic at Peshawar ‘Mor’ Junction around the
clock. Chairman said that newly constructed avenues in the federal
capital have eased the congested traffic with the help of traffic police
administration, which has made the smooth flow of traffic.
He said that due to the expansion and widening of Peshawar Mor Square
the mammoth traffic on 9th Avenue flowing ease now. He added that
traffic police officials have showed excellent job for maintaining the
smoothness of traffic flow.
“It’s a matter of great joy and satisfaction both for Capital
Development Authority and Islamabad Traffic Police’ he acknowledged. “I
am very thankful to traffic police and the contractors, who work really
hard to provide hassle free roads” he added. Chairman reiterated that
authority has already prepared a plan for widening of Kashmir Highway
and signal free Faisal Avenue. He said that the square expanding work of
9th Avenues at I.J Principal would be started soon. He confirmed that
the much delay work of Zero Point Interchange and expansion of roads
network would be initiated soon.
He said that after the expansion and widening of Peshawar ‘Mor Square,
it will be handed over to Environment Wing of CDA for beautification
with flowers and tree plantation. He said that 9th avenue is the most
important avenue of the Federal capital connected with 17 different
roads, which causes crowded traffic.
On this occasion, SSP Traffic Police thanked CDA for easing the
overburden traffic in Islamabad. He stressed upon the coordination of
traffic police and added that his department may be included for
consultation before the initiation of such plans. Member Engineering Mr.
Moeen-ud-Din Kaka Khel, D.G (Works) Mr. Abdul Jabbar Molano, SSP Traffic
Police and other high officials attended the meeting.
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